Clas 121 Day 2 In a context relevant to you‚ would you make the choice Achilles made? Achilles had a difficult choice that he had to make when faced with living a long but simple life or a short but glorified one. I would not make the same choice that Achilles made of returning home and living a long‚ but ordinary life‚ instead of a short‚ but a celebrated one if he had stayed and fought. The reason for this is because I’d rather have my life mean something than being unimportant. One hasn’t lived
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whole thing rebuilt out of concrete‚ brick and stone around the end of the first century AD. The emperors also increased the size of the Circus Maximus. It was able to seat 250‚000 spectators. Both women and poor people were allowed to attend the chariot races and unlike the gladiatorial shows‚ sit wherever they wanted. A day out at the Coliseum was obviously a very sociable place to be. Ovid‚ a very famous Roman poet of the time advised men who were interested in meeting women to go to the Circus
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Society was divided into teams‚ which created rivalry as well as more competition in sports‚ such as chariot racing. Initially there were four teams‚ they were recognized by the colour of the uniform they wore. The four team colours were blue‚ green‚ red‚ and white. There also became a division and resentment between the poor and the rich. New ideas began
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Harper Collins. Sitchin‚ Z (1976). The 12th Planet‚ New York‚ NY: Harper Collins. Vallee‚ J.‚ & Aubeck‚ C. (2008). Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Ariel Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times. New York‚ NY: Penguin Group. Von Daniken‚ E. (1969). Chariots of the Gods? (M. Heron‚ Trans.). (14th ed.). London: Souvenir Press. (Original work published 1968) Von Daniken‚ E Von Daniken‚ E. (1996). Eyes of the Sphinx. New York‚ NY: The Berkley Publishing Group. Von Daniken‚ E. (2009). History is Wrong. Franklin
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Symmachus‚ who was a Pagan opponent of Christianity‚ describing his troubles getting ahold of wild animals‚ and horses for chariot races. Despite the troubles‚ the venationes persisted in both the east and west on a reduces scale. This included bear-baiting‚ bullfights‚ and lesser and local beasts which were often spared and reused as performers. The last animals hunts
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Apollos chariot at Busch Gardens is one of their largest attractions being a high speed roller coaster ride reaching speeds of up too 70+ miles per an hour. The ride wipes around corners and has many drops to simulate a chariot going into battle flying around as it is pulled by a horse. This large attraction mimics when Apollos son Phaethon lost control of his horses and the chariot was taken up high into the sky than diving quickly to the earth several times. Apollo was the Greek god of light
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For over 30 years‚ one of the most popular adult recreational activities has also been one of the most dangerous. Lawn darts‚ or "jarts"‚ were one of the best selling outdoor recreational activities since the inception in the late 1950’s (rb jarts). All of that changed when on December 19‚ 1988‚ the Consumer Product Safety Commission‚ or CPSC‚ all lawn darts were banned from sale and manufacturing in the United States. The jart was a scaled up version of the typical pub dart. It was about 13
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beast fights but it was famous for chariot races. Spectators attended to place bets on who would win in chariot races or just to watch for entertainment. Circus Maximus was also used to celebrate religious events. A well-known event was called the ‘Ludi’ which was held annually according to the Roman calendar. The largest venue that held Ludi events was Circus Maximus in which roman games were held for several days to honour Julius Ceaser. Roman games included chariot racing‚ athletics‚ plays and recitals
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In this paper I will discuss how the two main characters in the film Chariots of Fire (1981) vastly differ in their worldviews. Abrahams‚ a driven college student who exercises his arrogance and obsession to win at all costs‚ is a classic idea of the transcendentalism worldview. Phillips‚ Brown‚ and Stonestreet (2008) describe this worldview which “prides itself on individual determination and accomplishment” (p.39). In contrast‚ Liddell‚ a missionary has a theistic worldview which consists of
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The Circus Maximus The Circus Maximus‚ located in the Vallis Murcia (valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills) in Rome‚ was an ancient hippodrome and mass entertainment venue for the citizens of Rome. The Circus Maximus was first utilised for public games and entertainment by the Etruscan kings of Rome. The first games of the Ludi Romani (Roman Games) were staged there under the rule of Tarquinius Priscus‚ the fifth Etruscan ruler of Rome. They were in held in early September at the end
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